Two decades on the field. A lifetime in the game.
From professional player to D1 college coach to award-winning children's author—Vinny brings the full arc of the beautiful game into every classroom, club, and conversation.
From a Long Island ball field to Seaside Park, NJ—by way of every level of the game.
Vincent "Vinny" Marcotrigiano is a former professional soccer player, teacher, coach, and author. He grew up on Long Island, NY, chasing the ball before he knew anything else about the game, and now lives and writes in Seaside Park, NJ.
For more than two decades he's shared his passion and knowledge of the game with kids at every level—recreation, travel, elite club, and D1 college. The book that became The Adventures of Little Marco was born at a magical convergence: his friends were having babies, his childhood dream of going pro had come true, and he'd just finished a deep dive into JK Rowling's Harry Potter series. The result was a way to put everything he'd learned into a kid's hands.
The books are the doorway. The work is the philosophy. Live the Game™ is the movement.
From player to coach to author.
The Player
Fell in love with the game at an early age, progressing through youth and collegiate soccer before pursuing a professional playing career. The experience shaped a lifelong belief in the power of sport to build character, connection and purpose.
The Coach
More than two decades coaching and mentoring players across every level of the game, from recreational and travel programs to elite club soccer and NCAA Division I competition. Experience includes roles with Seton Hall University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a wide range of youth development programs spanning New York to Georgia.
The Teacher
Believing the lessons of the game extend far beyond the field, he returned to school to pursue a second degree in Physical and Health Education. Through visits to schools, libraries, and youth programs — including The Idea School and BOCES elementary programs across Long Island — he helps bring conversations around character, creativity, resilience, leadership, and purposeful play into classrooms and communities.
The Author
Author of The Adventures of Little Marco, recipient of the Purple Dragonfly Book Award, and Little Marco's Excellent Imagymnarium, which debuted at #1 in Children's Fitness Books on Amazon. Through storytelling, the books encourage imagination, confidence and a deeper love of play.
The Builder
Today, the full Live the Game ecosystem comes together through books, programs, school visits, the Dear Soccer Parents series and a broader mission to bring joy, creativity and belonging back to youth sports.
Trusted by institutions that take youth development seriously.
Award-winning. Bestselling. Quietly building.
Purple Dragonfly Winner
The Adventures of Little Marco—recognized for excellence in children's literature.
Reader Rating
Across both Little Marco titles on Amazon—from soccer parents, coaches, and the kids themselves.
"I'm not trying to be an influencer. I'm trying to be a builder."
A Builder doesn't chase trends—they lay foundations. We write books that inspire and outlast posts. We invest in people, families, and communities that are in it for the long term. Culture is built slowly: through consistency, trust, shared experience, and a genuine love for the game.
If you're a parent, coach, or player who wants to build something meaningful with us—we've been waiting for you.
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